Salary : $172,236.00 - $213,372.00 Annually
Location : Downey, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 27-LAC938
Department: Superintendent
Division: General Counsel
Opening Date: 06/29/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

Deputy General Counsel III$172,236 to $213,372 Annually

Insurance:
Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

To learn more, visit:
https://www.lacoe.edu
Open until filled

First round of application review will occur on 7/14/2026

Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Paid Time Off:
11 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.
Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking candidates for the position of Deputy General Counsel III.

The position provides the full range of specialized and complex legal services for LACOE, including preparing, filing, and presenting of legal cases to a court of law, judge, or magistrate; researching and providing legal consultation; conducting litigation; and writing legal briefs.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

• Legal principles and practices, including civil, criminal, constitutional, contract, student discipline, youth in carceral settings, employment, special education, administrative and business law and procedures
• Methods, procedures and practices used in the conduct of litigation judicial procedures and rules of evidence
• Federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations and court decisions relating to public education, including provisions of the California Education Code
• Administrative Code, and Government Code
• Methods and practices of legal research
• Evaluation of practical consequences of legal strategies
• Principles of human resources, risk management, and fiscal impacts
• Principles and practices of public relations
• Artificial Intelligence tools

Competencies:

• Critical Thinking - Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making - Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation - Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & Technical Expertise - Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Oral Communication - Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus - Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Influencing - Affecting or changing others' positions and opinions
• Relationship Building - Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Leadership - Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Political & Organizational Savvy - Working skillfully with politics, procedures, and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
• Project Management - Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency - Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures

Required Education and ExperienceEducation: A Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.

Experience: Four years of experience as an attorney providing legal counsel to school districts, governmental agencies or public agency departments or five years of other legal experience in the practice of law.

Additional Requirements: Current membership in the California State Bar. A valid California driver's license and availability of private transportation or ability to provide transportation between job sites.

Selection ProcessCandidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a writing project and structured interview.

Contact
For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to
Jung Eun Park at [email protected]

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242
Additional InformationMinimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified. For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

This examination is authorized as Open, open to the public.

Recruitment ID: 27-LAC938

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.
Based on full-time assignment:

• Although new employees usually begin at the first salary step, advanced salary step placement may be requested
  
  
• 24 vacation days per year
  
  
• 15 paid holidays per year
  
  
• 12 paid sick days annually
  
  
• Insurance includes health, medical, dental, vision and group life
  
  
• Retirement CALPERS combined with Social Security, and pre-tax retirement savings account options

01

Do you possess a valid current driver's license?

Please note: Individuals with out of state driver's license are expected to obtain a California driver's license if selected for the position.

• Yes
• No

02

Do you possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school?

A copy of the degree must be attached to your application.

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have a current membership in the California State Bar?

Proof of a bar card or notification from the California bar describing your standing must be attached to your application.

• Yes
• No

04

Which one of the following minimum required experience options applies to you?

OPTION 1Experience: I have at least four (4) years of experience as an attorney providing legal counsel to school districts, governmental agencies, or public agency departments.-OR-OPTION 2Experience: I have at least five (5) years of experience in the practice of law.

Relevant duties and responsibilities must be listed in the work history section. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application or work history section.

• Option 1
• Option 2
• Both Options 1 and 2
• Neither Option 1 nor 2

Required Question